HVOB Announce New Extended Album ‘Rocco’ & European Tour

 

 

HVOB

‘ROCCO’

[PIAS] RECORDINGS

RELEASED 15 MARCH 2019

FORMAT: 2 x LP Vinyl & 2 x CD & Digital

ALBUM PRE-ORDER: http://smarturl.it/rocco 

LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE ‘2ND WORLD’: https://soundcloud.com/hvob/2nd-world

PRE-ORDER: http://smarturl.it/2ndWorld

 

HVOB AND [PIAS] RECORDINGS ANNOUNCE NEW EXTENDED ALBUM ROCCO AND EUROPEAN TOUR

 

ROCCO is the Viennese electronic duo’s fourth album, but the first to span over 13 tracks and multiple records/discs.

 

Like the previous two HVOB releases, ROCCO also takes a conceptual approach. Following the multimedia-based art project “Trialog” in 2015 and the cross-genre collaboration “Silk” in 2017, ROCCO relates 13 separate but dramaturgically connected narratives about letting go, farewells and new beginnings. The arc spans the entire format and uses the available space for an impressively diverse journey through the sound world of HVOB, from the fragility of the track “Bloom” to the rawness of “Butter”.

 

HVOB have chosen the double album as a conscious statement for conceptual substance and artistic self-confidence, in contrast to the growing trend of disposable, fast-paced music consumption. In providing an extended platform to navigate their highly personal narrative, they invite the audience to listen with consideration, ignoring the barrage of online information we’re thrown every day and facilitating complete immersion in an isolated journey of musical storytelling.

 

ROCCO is a landmark achievement for Anna Müller and Paul Wallner as the band announce their signing to [PIAS] Recordings.

 

The first single from the album – the anthemic opening track “2nd World” – is released on November 27th 2018, followed by “Bloom” in January 2019.

 

Straight after the release of the album HVOB will embark upon their next world tour. The first European dates have already been confirmed, with more to follow.  2019 will also once again bring them to America,  Asia,  Australia and Africa.

 

Tracklist Vinyl            Tracklist CD Disk 1

 

A1 2nd World           1. 2nd World

A2 Eraser                 2. Eraser

A3 Sync                     3. Bloom

B1 Bloom                  4. Butter

B2 Butter                  5. Sync

B3 Panama              6.  A List

C1 A List

C2 Zinc                      Tracklist CD Disk 2

C3 Tykwer                1. Panama

D1 Alaska                 2. Zinc

D2 Shinichi               3. Alaska

D3 Go?                       4. Shinichi

5. 5. Kante
6. 6. Go?
7. 7. Tykwer

 

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

 

29/03 Razzmatazz Barcelona

30/03 Cool Stage Madrid

04/04 Posthof Linz

05/04 Kaufleuten Zurich

06/04 Tunnel Milano

07/04 LKA Longhorn Stuttgart

09/04 Le Trabendo Paris

11/04 Live Music Hall Cologne

12/04 Paradiso Noord Amsterdam

13/04 Electric Brixton London

14/04 De Helling Utrecht

16/04 AB Box Brussels

18/04 Docks Hamburg

19/04 Funkhaus Berlin

20/04 VEGA Copenhagen

21/04 UT Connewitz Leipzig

23/04 Progresja Warsaw

25/04 Roxy Prague

26/04 Akvárium Budapest

27/04 Orpheum Graz

28/04 Muffathalle Munich